Solar Resilience: Powering Food, Fuel, & Essential Services

At Blue Lake Rancheria, our commitment to sustainability and service goes hand-in-hand. One of our key microgrid systems powers the Tribe’s 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—a critical economic and emergency resource for our community. Maintained by the Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department, this “solar-ready” system features a 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘆, 𝟲𝟬𝗸𝗪 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗩 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, […]

Daluviwi’ Community Garden Progress

Check out the progress of the 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘄𝗶’ Community Garden this season! 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 Garden Manager 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀 gives a tour of the garden, showing us everything that goes into the management of it. The 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘄𝗶’ Community Garden is funded through the USDA UAIP grant, and its compost program is funded […]

Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Training

Last week, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 hosted a training led by 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀, Senior Environmental Scientist at the Northern California Water Board, about identifying 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 (𝗛𝗔𝗕). In this training session, students were introduced with a presentation detailing the different species of 𝗖𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (Blue-Green Algae), how to identify them, and how […]

Blue Lake Rancheria hosts annual Cultural Burn Summit

On Wednesday, June 25th, and Thursday, June 26th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) hosted the third annual Cultural Burn Seminar, coordinated by 𝗬𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲, and 𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘, assisted by 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗔), and 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗢𝗘𝗦). The seminar on Wednesday involved speakers from many different organizations across the […]

Blue Lake Rancheria attends Puerto Rico Innovative Distributed Energy Conference

From June 16th to June 20th, 2025, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 Clean Energy Fellow 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 attended the 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, hosted by fellows at Cooperativa Hidroelectrica de la Montana. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 participated in a 4-day immersive summit, visiting communities facing energy insecurity and learning about some renewable energy solutions to Puerto Rico’s […]

Powering our Future: Blue Lake Rancheria’s Main Microgrid

As part of our commitment to clean energy and climate resilience, Blue Lake Rancheria continues to lead with innovation. Our Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department recently completed a major upgrade to the Tribe’s primary microgrid—an essential system that provides power to the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼, 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹, 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, and the […]

Nested Microgrid Plans

Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) extends our sincere appreciation to the California Energy Commision (CEC) for the awarded $5 million in follow-on funding through the EPIC program for our Microgrid 2.0 Project. BLR previously received a $5 million EPIC grant, which supported the commissioning of our existing microgrid. This project’s success has served as a model […]

Blue Lake Rancheria in Capitol Hill

𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) was recently represented in Washington D.C. during 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬. This was an opportunity for the Tribe to meet with policymakers, scientists, managers, and agency staff on ocean policy issues. 𝗕𝗟𝗥 is a member of the 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, which convenes Tribal, State, and Federal governments on current and […]

Clean Energy Development Talks

Tribal Chairman 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 and Director of Tribal Government Affairs 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲-𝗚𝘂𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗽 joined California Assemblymember 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 in Sacramento to discuss Blue Lake Rancheria’s microgrids, clean energy initiatives, and Proposition 4. This was a unique opportunity for the Tribe to advocate alongside trades, environmental justice organizations, and state legislators in support of clean energy and […]

Power CA Conference

𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲-𝗚𝘂𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗽, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, and 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹, Director of Energy Resilience and Business Development, represented Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) at the POWER CA Conference, held at the Bear River Tish-Non Community Center in Loleta, CA.Their presentation highlighted BLR’s innovative clean energy initiatives, including the Low-Carbon Community Microgrid and Solar Battery Backup […]